mashing steamed rice, mold, and water with poles in sake brewing
A traditional step in sake production, now largely replaced by mechanical methods. The term is specific to the brewing industry.
In old sake brewing, yamaoroshi was heavy labor.
The yamaoroshi process is now often mechanized.
Standard kanji spelling for this sake-making term.
Variant spelling with okurigana; both forms are used.
Compound of 山 (yama, 'mountain') and 卸 (oroshi, 'wholesale' or 'grating'), referring to the mounding and breaking down of the rice mixture. The exact derivation is uncertain.